Lore

F7C-R Hornet Tracker

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C-R Hornet Tracker is a civilian variant of the F7A Hornet space superiority fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace. It has been modified from the standard civilian model Hornet with the addition of an advanced scanner suite. Trackers can serve in a variety of roles, such as…

F7C Hornet

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C Hornet is a civilian variant of the F7A Hornet space superiority fighter by Anvil Aerospace. Introduced in 2923 after the F7A had a distinguished period of service in the United Empire of Earth Navy, the F7C was the first ship released by Anvil for civilian use. To keep…

F7C-M Super Hornet

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C-M Super Hornet is a civilian variant of the F7A Hornet space superiority fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace. Designed to mirror the military F7A Hornet as closely as possible using equipment and materials available on the civilian market, the F7C-M's overall modularity…

F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C-M Super Hornet Heartseeker is a limited-edition medium fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace for the civilian market. Based on the Super Hornet's frame, the Heartseeker is outfitted with near military-spec components along with four laser cannons designed by Behring.…

F7C Hornet Wildfire

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C Hornet Wildfire is a limited-edition medium fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace for the civilian market. Arena Commander creators Original Systems partnered with Anvil to design the Wildfire in honor of pilot Aria Reilly for her distinguished service with United Empire…

F7C-S Hornet Ghost

Spacecraft · Human

The F7C-S Hornet Ghost is a civilian variant of the F7A Hornet space superiority fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace. Built with Void armor, low-draw weapons, and low-emissions drives, the Hornet Ghost is the stealth fighter of the civilianized Hornet lineup. It trades some…

F7A Hornet

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The F7A Hornet is a single-seat space fighter developed by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN). It is the Navy's current baseline space superiority fighter and is deployed across the Empire aboard all spacecraft carriers. Hornets are used for a variety of…

P.uay'aha (R.il'a II)

Planets

P.uay'aha (R.il'a II) is the second planet from the sun of the R.il'a system), Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Classified as a puffy planet, or hot Jupiter, it has a large radius but a very low density due to its proximity from its star. Since R.il'a's discovery, the planet has been…

Pi'pa (R.il'a VI)

Planets

Pi'pa (R.il'a VI) is the sixth planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A tiny dwarf planet on the edge of the system, it has no atmosphere and maintains a frigid temperature. From the surface of Pi'pa, the system's sun appears to be a bright and…

Ping'leth (R.il'a III)

Planets

Ping'leth (R.il'a III) is the third planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Orbiting just outside of the inner boundary of the green band, it was not terraformed when the Xi'an government initially developed two other planets in the system. The jagged…

Chuai'chuai (R.il'a I)

Planets

Chuai'chuai (R.il'a I) is the first celestial body from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A protoplanet, it is oblate in shape and resembles an egg pockmarked with craters. Since it had little to offer in the way of resources, the Xi'an military used it as a…

R.aip'uāng (Kai'pua II)

Planets · Xi'an

R.aip'uāng (Kai'pua II) is the second planet from the sun of the Kai'pua system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). One day on R.aip'uāng is equal in length to 100 Modern Xi'an Years (MXY), a coincidence with enough significance for it to have been turned into the spiritual center of…

R.il'a system

Planetary Systems · Xi'an

The R.il'a system is a planetary system in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an) that consists of one protoplanet, one puffy planet, two terrestrial planets, one super-Earth, and one dwarf planet. First developed as a military training system by the Xi'an government, it has been…

Xi (R.il'a V)

Planets · Xi'an

Xi (R.il'a V) is the fifth planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Classified by the Xi'an government as a habitation world, it was extensively developed and meticulously organized in order to support a vast populace. Like neighboring planet Xōl'uu…

Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV)

Planets · Xi'an

Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV) is the fourth planet from the sun of the R.il'a system, Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Originally terraformed and developed as a planet to train military ground forces and build weapons, it was reclassified as an industrial world by the Xi'an government at the…

Centennial Bloom (Pui'arai.ly'ii)

Plants · Xi'an

Centennial Bloom The centennial bloom (pui'arai.ly'ii) is a plant indigenous to Ko'li (Ē'aluth III) that flowers once every 100 Modern Xi'an Years (MXY). Many centennial blooms are tended on R.aip'uāng (Kai'pua II), the center of Li'tova in the Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Like the…

Kōri'lya

Settlements · Xi'an

Kōri'lya is a major city on Xi (R.il'a V), Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). Originally filled with barracks for soldiers and support staff that worked and trained on neighboring planet Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV), the city was reclassified as a residential zone by the Xi'an government after the…

Ma'tok.yaai (Tokyai)

Animals

The ma'tok.yāi is a forest-dwelling apex predator indigenous to Xi (R.il'a V). Speakers of UEE Standard sometimes refer to it as the tokyai. About 2 meters in length, it has occasionally been known to take down prey twice its size. Its long, curved claws help it grip branches,…

Yā'ti

Settlements · Xi'an

Yā'ti is a major city on Xōl'uu (R.il'a IV), Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an). A center of commerce and industry, the city was once a military manufacturing center, but was redeveloped after the end of the Xi'an-Human Cold War (SEY 2530 - 2793 / MXY III.838 - III.1044). Multiple…

Marie Sante

People · Human · Exploration

Marie Sante (2504 - 2545?) was a navjumper most notable for her discovery of the Horus system, which she named after her ship. Born on Gonn (Oberon I) in 2504, she was the oldest of seven children, and was often left in charge of caring for her siblings while her parents worked…

WillsOp

Human · Commerce

WillsOp is a Human limited liability corporation that produces targeting system hardware and software used in spacecraft. Established in SEY 2902, they saw limited market success until a 2922 computer virus infected the firmware updates of many major ship manufacturers. This…

P5G Gladius

Spacecraft · Military · Human

P5G Gladius The Gladius is a long-serving military light fighter spacecraft developed by Aegis Dynamics and first utilized by the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) in the 26th century SEY. Its frame is easily modified, and has undergone numerous technology retrofits in the past…

Arrow

Military · Spacecraft · Human

The Arrow is a light fighter manufactured by Anvil Aerospace for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN). A dedicated single-seat interceptor, it was built for speed and maneuverability in dogfighting, intending to directly counter the Vanduul Blade light fighter, which had begun…

F8A Lightning

Spacecraft · Military · Human

The F8A Lightning is a next-generation, single-seat, triple-thruster space superiority heavy fighter developed for the United Empire of Earth Navy (UEEN) by Anvil Aerospace. Built as a successor to the F7A Hornet currently utilized by the UEE military, the F8 was specifically…